2. Aims
introduce you to Joseph Haydn’s sojourns
in London in the 1790s
help you better understand the music he
wrote there, and the music he wrote later
that was inspired by English sources
introduce you to the cultural history of
London in the closing years of the
eighteenth century
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3. Objectives (what you will learn)
Having successfully completed the unit,
you will be able to demonstrate knowledge
and understanding of:
specific works Haydn wrote in England, for
instance the 12 ‘London’ symphonies, operatic
music, string quartets and canzonettas
the two oratorios (the Creation and the
Seasons) inspired partially by Haydn’s
experiences in England
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4. Objectives (cont.)
Having successfully completed the unit,
you will be able to demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of:
concert life in London in the decades
around 1800
the interaction of a major European city with
a contemporary ‘cultural hero’
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5. Things I will do
lectures
group discussion exercises
tutorials (if student numbers permit)
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6. Things you will do
individual study of music, primary, and
secondary literature
individual and group study of the assigned
listening
preparing written assignments
preparing group presentations
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7. Assessment
Assessment type Number % final mark
In-class listening quiz 2 (one before Easter, 10% each
(UNANNOUNCED). one after)
Repertoire found
module scoop.it site
under ‘weekly
listening’ (2)
Analytical/cultural- Set: Week 3 40%
historical essay on Due: Thursday,
Haydn’s Creation 14.03.2010, at 4 p.m.
in the Music office
Final exam In exam period, date 40%
tbc
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8. Assessment in MUSI3119
Expectations are higher for third-year
students:
Essays should a greater degree of focus and
detail, whether of analysis, examination of
and commentary on facts, critical insight,
independent argument, or other factors.
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9. Assessment for 3119 (cont.)
Essays should demonstrate a broader knowledge
and understanding of context, a more confident
use of analytical and critical tools, and a more
mature handling of argument, etc.
Optimal standards of presentation are required, in
terms of spelling, punctuation, and grammar;
sophistication of vocabulary; provision of
footnotes; inclusion of full bibliographic and
related details; physical appearance of work, etc.
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10. What does this mean?
2112 students will analyse a portion of the
Creation using appropriate critical tools
3119 students will do the same, adhering
to the above standards by, for instance,
including effective and insightful
summaries and critiques of the work of
other scholars, demonstrating a confident
control of standard referencing and
bibliographic practices
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11. Schedule weeks 1-7
Week 1 (28 January): Introduction: Dr Haydn arrives
Week 2 (4 February): Regency dance workshop! In TSCH
Week 3 (11 February): A week with Dr Haydn (‘Oxford’
symphony, Notturnos)
Week 4 (18 February): ‘Miracle’ symphony (essay
assignment set)
Week 5 (25 March): The Creation, Part 1
Week 6 (4 March): READING WEEK/TUTORIALS
Week 7 (11 March): The Creation, Part 2
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12. A Regency Ball and Country Dance
In these performance sessions you will:
be coached on and perform Regency Dance
Music Repertoire by experts
learn dance steps including quadrilles,
waltzes, reels and minuets
You will dance a Haydn minuet before the
afternoon is over (and so will I!)
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13. Resources
BB Site (announcements, assignments,
documents, lecture notes, slides, and
content I generate including some reading)
Scoop.it http://www.scoop.it/t/haydn-in-
london-musi2112-3119
Content: ‘curated’ from elsewhere (listening
via Spotify playlists, some reading)
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14. Joseph Haydn 1791
John Hoppner. Commissioned by the Prince of Wales (later
George IV). Royal Collections.
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20. For week 3
Read:
– NGII 2nd Ed. ‘Haydn’ Article
– Dip in to Ackroyd, London: A Biography
Listening
Scores? IMSLP/Petrucci
or
Joseph Haydn Werke in Hartley (not complete!)
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